Here’s a reunion album I did NOT expect to see in my promo bin.
Steel Druhm
Feel the wengeance
Accept – Stalingrad Review
It’s been said by some (one) that all we do at AMG is review death metal. Well, this here certainly ain’t death metal!
Secrets of the Moon – Seven Bells Review
Both AMG and myself have been pretty hard on black metal over the past year or so, and we’ve both felt burned out on the style at times. I’ve chided the scene for its lack of innovation and bitched like a school girl about the overuse of cheesy symphonics.
Overkill – The Electric Age Review
Overkill is the king of the B level metal bands.
3 Inches of Blood – Long Live Heavy Metal Review
Ah, 3 Inches of Blood. I’ve had a very dysfunctional relationship with them, filled with dizzying highs and crushing lows. I’ve alternated between enjoying them, questioning the reasons for their existence and dismissing them as a gimmick.
Worm Ouroboros – Come the Thaw Review
Ever get a hankering for an easy listening version of Agalloch with gothic tinged Enya-style vocals? Well, here it is.
Adrenaline Mob – Omerta
I’m a Russell Allen fanboy. I sing his praises every chance I get because he’s one of the best vocalists to ever grace the metal genre. Whether its his work with Symphony X, Allen/Lande or Star One, his vocals make good music great and great music stupendous. It was only a matter of time however, until we found out what his vocals could do for average or bad music.
Terrorizer – Hordes of Zombies Review
A word to the wise. Never forget the Angry Metal Law of Diminishing Returns™, because it’s a cold, remorseless bitch.
Landforge – Servitude to Earth
Here’s an obscure but intriguing new release that’s been getting a great deal of playtime on the Steel Druhm turntables of late. Landforge is the musical project of one Stephan Carter. As the sole member and performer, he’s created a strange experimental journey, which he refers to as “post-rock/post-metal, with doom influences.” While I don’t quite know what “post-metal” means, Servitude to Earth is an interesting merger of black metal, doom and minimalist post-rock, borrowing elements from bands like Black Sun Aeon, Agalloch and Altar of Plagues.
Desaster – The Arts of Destruction Review
Desaster has been around forever, perpetually rocking their slobbering, Neanderthal variety of berserk, blackened thrash. Their sound is defined by an unswerving dedication to excessive over-the-top-itude that few bands could rival. By taking the classic Darkthrone sound and welding it together with Motorhead, old Destruction, Autopsy and Slayer, a squirming mass of belligerent bellicosity is unleashed.
